The department of Hebrew Bible and Semitic Philology focuses on the linguistic analysis, literary classification, and theological significance of the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament as well as the history and culture of ancient Israel down to the Hellenistic period. 

Anna Schneider, Anita Dirnberger, Sonja Ammann, Oskar Kaelin, and Nancy Rahn (from left to right) © Bruno Biermann, 2024

Chair
Prof. Dr. Sonja Ammann,
Professor of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament

University Lecturer for Semitic Languages
Dr. theol. Nancy Rahn

Assistant / PhD student
Anita Dirnberger

Research Associates
Dr. Oskar Kaelin

Research Assistants
Anna Lina Schneider
Léonie Bürgin
at-theol@clutterunibas.ch

Emeriti
Prof. Dr. phil. Hanna Jenni, 
Titular professor of Egyptology and Semitic Linguistics, Lecturer for semitic languages 1994–2024.

Prof. em. Dr. theol. Hans-Peter Mathys,
Professor of Hebrew Bible and Semitic Philology, 1997–2017. See also Mathys.

06.03.2025
Hebrew Bible and Semitic Philology Lecture Series in spring 2025
In spring semester 2025 there will be three lectures with Prof. Dr. Stefan Münger, Dr. Lida Leonie Panov and Prof. Dr. Anselm Hagedorn. more

12.03.2024
PD Dr. Stephen Germany to begin professorship in Lausanne
Stephen Germany will begin his new position as Assistant Professor of Hebrew Bible in its Historical and Cultural Contexts at the University of Lausanne in fall 2024. more